what officials knew about a potential threat and whether the obama administration intentionally tried to mislead the public in believing it was a random attack during a protest. state department officials will reportedly testify today they never believe the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans was simply a result of the protest. a republican on the committee went on cnn this morning and blasted the administration for seeming to change its descriptions of what happened. >> now we come out to find those were absolutely not true, they are somewhere between totally false and absolutely not true. >> reporter: as for ambassador stevens security state department officials will testify he was in a secure area during the attack but tied of smoke inhalation and a rapid response force of libyans tried to come to his aid. a whistle blower will also be testifying today about how the state department rejected repeated requests for more security in libya. reporting live from washington, d.c. alison burns ktvu channel 2 news. >>> we are now hearing gas prices in calif